Loud 'n' Proud is the fourth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, and their second album released in 1973. The album was produced by Deep Purple's bassist Roger Glover.
Background This album reached 10th place in the UK Albums Chart, making it the group's best-ranked album. It also reached number one on the Austrian charts. In 1976, it was certified as a platinum record in Canada.
The single, a cover of Joni Mitchell's "This Flight Tonight", reached number 11 on the UK charts and number one on the German charts. Joni Mitchell, who recorded this song in 1971 for her album Blue, was impressed by the band's cover and sometimes humorously introduced her live performances of the song at concerts by saying "I'm going to perform a Nazareth song."
Track listing
1996 Castle Communications Bonus Tracks
2001 30th Anniversary Bonus Track
2010 Salvo Records Remaster Bonus Tracks BBC Sessions:
BBC live recordings, recorded for The Bob Harris Show. First transmission date was 13 August 1973
Personnel Band members Dan McCafferty – lead vocals Darrell Sweet – percussion, drums, backing vocals Pete Agnew – bass guitar, Fuzz bass (track 8), backing vocals Manny Charlton (Manuel Charlton) – lead, slide and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Other credits Roger Glover – producer, percussion (track 5) Mike Brown, Robert M. Corich – remastering Geoff Emerick, Bob Harper, John Mills – engineers Dave Field – sleeve
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1973–74) Peakposition Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) 3
Year-end charts Chart (1974) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 33
Certifications
References
External links Lyrics to songs from Loud 'n' Proud